G. LOVE BRINGS THE SAUCE TO PEACH FEST
Despite claiming he was “pretty lousy” when he started playing guitar at age 8, G. Love (born in Philadelphia as Garrett Dutton) has created a form of trashcan blues melded with hip-hop. If you’ve eve...
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GREGG ALLMAN TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM & DVD, HOST FIRST LAID BACK FESTIVAL AT JONES BEACH
Gregg Allman will release a live CD and DVD titled "Gregg Allman Live: Back To Macon, Ga." on Aug. 7. The CD and DVD capture Allman and his 8-piece band performing at the 1,000-seat Grand Opera House....
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PEACH RECAP 1: DEAD SET, MULES, GORILLAZ AND DROWSY ALLMANS
Photos by Jason Riedmiller FRIDAY RECAP Fans crushed by Bob Weir and Ratdog’s absence from this weekend’s Peach Festival on Montage Mountain could hardly have been disappointed by the energetic “Dea...
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WILL PEACH FEST CONTINUE WITHOUT ALLMAN BROTHERS?
By Kimberly M. Aquilina Bert Holman has been managing the Allman Brothers since 1990, but his affiliation with the band goes back as far as 1970, when he worked for the company that managed the broth...
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CABINET, GUESTS SET FOR PEACH
By Michael Lello Photo by Jason Riedmiller It’s been a busy year for Cabinet. Touring various regions of the United States. Hosting their own festival, Old Farmers Ball, at Toyota Pavilion at Mont...
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JOHN MORGAN KIMOCK RECONNECTS WITH PENNSYLVANIA FRIENDS AT RESIDENCY
For the past few Thursdays, drummer John Morgan Kimock has been leading a band that has been offering up what he calls "a northeastern Pa. musician spin on some funky music with some improvisational, ...
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THE REVIVALISTS’ DAVID SHAW: ‘IF THIS IS A DREAM, I DON’T WANT TO WAKE UP’
The Revivalists -- an eight-piece, soulful rock band from New Orleans -- have sold millions of records and thrilled crowds from coast to coast. And now, after a forced hiatus from the road due to the ...
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PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG FLOCK TO NEPA FOR DRIVE-IN SHOW
The road is why Pigeons Playing Ping Pong have risen from a regional jam band to playing everywhere from Red Rocks to Madison Square Garden and a slew of festivals in between. So when COVID-19 put liv...
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MORE FANS FLOCKING TO GOOSE AS BAND PLOTS JAZZ CAFE, MERCURY LOUNGE VISITS
The Goose is flying south for the fall. The four-piece improvisational rock band from Norwalk, Conn., will make its way to the River Street Jazz Cafe in Wilkes-Barre on Friday -- just a few miles from...
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H81R’S MICHAEL LESTER’S FAVORITE CONCERTS OF THE YEAR
1. David Byrne, F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., March 4 2. Widespread Panic, MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Md., March 13-15 3. moe., Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, Feb. 2-3 4. Dead &...
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